St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-19
GOSSIP OF 8HE CORRIDORS.

Judge J. E. West, of Fargo secretary of
the Dakota railroad commission, was at the
Merchants yesterday. It was the judge who
prepared the report of the commission to the
legislature, a volume Of $50 pages, in which
is most lucidly given the doings of the COM
mission during the years of 1886, and re-
view OF the territory in the way of railroad
legislation. Judge West is not certain that
he will retain his position under the new
board. Capt. Griggs. the only member of the
old board who was reappointed is q staunch
friend of the judge, and if Mr.. West can cap
ture the vote of either of the two new MEM
bers-Abe Boynton and N T. Smlth-he will
be reelected, as the board consists of three
members. Smith is Republican and so is
Griggs, while Boynton is Democrat
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The makeup of the board is such that this
little fight for the office of secretary Will
prove interesting. BoyntOn is a Democrat,
and two members of the board are Repub-
lican. Griggs is from the North and Smith
from the South, so it is thought unlikely that
they will enter into combination. The most
prominent candidates for the position so far
are said to be J. NJ. Quinn, of Bismarck, and
Judge West, Of Fargo. both North Dakota
men. The cit elton will take place at the next
meeting of the board.
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Among the Dakotans noticed in the lobby
of the Merchants yesterday was John E. Hag-
CART of Fargo and Alexander Mckenzie, OF
Bismarck, two of the shrewdest and most sue
ceSsful politicians in the great territory. The
ring to which Mckenzie and Haggart belong
has managed to run the affairs OF Dakota for
a number of years, and never received u set
back until Gov. Church appointed Benton, of
Fargo, treasurer directly in opposition to
its wishes. But Benton has resigned and
that has taken away some Of the sting.
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Another Dakota man who was seen at the
Merchants yesterday was Charley Crazy also
Of Fargo. Nearly every business man IN Da-
kota knows Charley Gray. He has been ev-
erything FROM book agent to deputy United
States marshal and has always managed to
make good competence out of whatever he
undertook. For several years he was United
States Marshal Harrison Aliens right-hand
man, but he and Gen. Allen finally had dis
agi cement, and since that time Charley Gray
has turned his hand to everything that came
in his way. He occasionally does some political
wire-pulling for Mckenzie, Haggart and 9TH
erS.
Senator Sabin was seen gossiping in the ho-
tel corridors. Il am not here for any political
business. but only to attend to some private
affairs, said he to a GLOBE reporter, ''but if
there are any political schemes being Matched
l want to be kept informed
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Indian Inspector r. S. Gardner, of Carks-
DurB, w. va, VIII Dc eight years III the
United States Indian service 10 day. On
March 10, 1879, he was appointed special
agent, and on July l, 1880, he was appointed
Indian inspector. On Wednesday ne attended
a council OF the Devils Lake Indians, and on
Thursday he came in from Fort Totten. He
says the Devils Lake Indians are getting
along finely-there is not a blanketed Indian
among them. There are now about 925
Indians in that nation and last year they had
1000 acres under cultivation. Last fall they
broke 5000 acres and this year they will have
about 5000 acres under cultivation. They
are somewhat delayed on account of having
their land in severaty, as they are compelled
to wait for selections and their patents. Mr.
Gardner speaks very highly of them. He
says that they are self-supporting, with some
few exceptions, thrifty and energetic. He
has been inspecting the Indians of Michigan
| and Wisconsin. The Lac Court Oreilles
| {Lake Superior Chippewas) cut between co.
! 100000 and 100, 900 feet of lumber this
winter, and the Lac de Flambeaux Indians
cut from eight to ten millions.
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Hon, Robert Erskine Fisk, the editor of the
Helena Herald. was in the city for a few
brief minutes yesterday. He said the
great mountain territory was in a state of
most gratifying development. There will be
built some 1000 miles of railway in Mon tana
this year, and the mineral output will be in
| creased by the million. The cattle and sheen
| losses nave been generally exaggerated, he
said but owing to the unprecedented condi-
ton of short ranges, intense and protracted
cold weather, the damage to the stock inter-
est would be sufficiently serious to satisfy
those who would see the territory retarded in
| its development. Helena would hear the
whistle of the locomotives of the Manitoba by
| October, and the engines of several new
| branch lines
| Hon. Joseph X. Toole, Montana's worthy
| delegate in congress accompanied by his
| niece. Miss Stout, of Helena, who has been to
! school at Washington for the last two years
! was in st. Paul for Il few hours yesterday
| Mr.. Tooe had been detained in Washington
since the close of the session looking after
| the interests of his constituents in the de-
| partments. He rather regards 1t as a proba-
! billy that there will be called session Of
congress about October. His opinion is that
| an emergency will be declared in this behalf
| by the executive. And this view is generally
corroborated by other congressman
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| Congressman Fl. Il. Strait arrived from the
East yesterday, where he had been busy
! rounding up old friends since the session
| closed. He called ON Gov. McGill and the
railroad commissioners in the afternoon.
| ConverSing with Maj. S. S. Eaton at the Wer
| chants last evening he acquiesced in the opiu-
ion that President Cleveland was running the
administration about right, although he criti-
! clZed his actions in vetOing the pensions and
river and harbor appropriations bills. Mr.
Strait also severely criticised the action of
Chairman Randall in delaying the deficiency
| appropriations bill. Maj. Strait started for
home in the evening.
What SOME MEN SAID.